Total Crime Rate
307.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arnside Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 41st highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arnside Road (PR2 1TX) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (β 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arnside Road (PR2 1TX), the main crime hotspot is near Blackpool Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Coppice | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Coppice | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackpool Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackpool Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackpool Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staveley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Formby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Formby Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Formby Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heywood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heywood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Heywood Road | Under investigation |
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